pusillanimity
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the state or condition of being pusillanimous; timidity; cowardliness.
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pusillanimous (ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| characterized by a lack of courage or determination | |
| [C16: from Late Latin pusillanimis from Latin pusillus weak +animus courage] | |
| pusillanimity | |
| —n | |
| pusil'lanimously | |
| —adv | |
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Pusillanimity
has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
Example sentences
And therefore much laughter at the defects of others is a sign of pusillanimity.
Their example wonderfully inspires us with resolution, and silences all the pretexts of pusillanimity.
He afterwards reproached himself as guilty of pusillanimity.
Pusillanimity is fear following on the heels of fright like an attendant.
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